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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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